And again it's me Leisha Robinson writing another chapter to harry potter and the transfers. I've decided that it's now going to be a chapterly (it that even a word?) event that I thank the reviewers for their kind efforts in, well, reviewing. So thanks heaps:-
MiSs WeStHoFf HeRsElF: yes i'm everywhere. You can't excape me (evil laugh) any way.
WolfbainKohaku: well i hope you got your food, and here's the update.
Fork- tofu-pingpong-fish: here's england, hehehe. Anyway those poms better watch out once i get there. Five children under the age of 16. they'll never make it out alive. And you know what kettles are kettle-ish. Thanks for the hint.
This is the last chapter I'm leaving before I go to England. But i might be able to leave another chapter before.. although it's only 7 days away.
Chapter 4: how low can you get?
Charlie woke to the dreaded sound of her alarm clock. 'I thought I left that back home'. Either way Charlie shut the blasted thing up as fast as possible by chucking it across the room so it crashed against the door.
"Charlie is everything ok in there?" Charlie knew who that was, good old Leisha to the rescue. Out of all of Charlie's friends Leisha was considered a sort of mother to most of them. Cooking and cleaning, and all sorts of things and of course... "come on Charlie it's time to get up, now!" ... a personal alarm clock.
Charlie could also hear the sound of Katie outside the door, she was setting the table up for breakfast while humming loudly along to some tune that was in her head. For those that knew Katie or if you're just a vibrant person you'd understand this behavior for Katie was always humming songs out loud or drawing on anything she could, she was a really creative person and enjoyed everything she did. If vivacious was a name and Katie needed one, we'd be calling her Vivacious, but we won't.
From the smell of it Leisha had been in the kitchen cooking all morning. Charlie's mouth started to water. She could smell, pancakes. Following her nose she slowly started getting out of bed, that was until she felt the cold rush of air against her skin.
"Charlie if you don't hurry, you'll miss out" Katie called through the door. Charlie didn't like missing out on breakfast, she loved breakfast. But the thought of the effort needed to get up made her think twice about food. A warm bed was what she needed right now.
Charlie turned over and pulled the covers up below her chin and she stared outside the window in her room. Clouds covered the sky. Dark, thick, heavy, clouds. The type of clouds you'd expect in stormy, cold, rainy, weather. The type of clouds that Charlie hated. 'What is wrong with this country?' she found herself thinking.
Charlie yearned for the sun and sand that was back home she could just imagine herself lying along the beach while hearing the sound of other families enjoying themselves, smelling the salt of the sea and watching a certain blond haired, blue eyed, spunk of a boy called Dougie carving up the surf along the coast.
The next sound Charlie heard told her that Alexia was awake. It seemed that she was jumping around to get from one place to another. The sound of Alexia came closer to Charlie's door.
"Charlie get up now!" she demanded in her to-the-point kind of way. That was one way to describe Alexia, another was blunt, or rebellious, or a complainer, or has the amazing ability to get on people's nerves, really the list goes on and on.
That was all of them, the three closest friends that Charlie had and all of them were in England waiting for September 1st to come so they could then go to Hogwarts. You see this perticular group of girls were witches and had been studying magic for the past five years, and with only two more to go why stop now.
"Stop yelling at me!" Charlie yelled back at her friends as she held the covers close to her.
"Don't you want breakfast, oh no! Are you sick Charlie?" asked Katie, who had a tendency to jump to the worst possible conclusion.
"No, I just don't want to get out of bed!" she yelled back at them.
"Charlie, compromise" Alexia told her. It was then that Charlie understood.
As Charlie left the room with her bedspread wrapped around her she was happy that she compromised although she could only take tiny steps because of how heavy and warm it was inside the blanket. Once Charlie sat down she noticed that Alexia had also taken her own advice but had actually gone inside the covers like a sleeping-bag. Alexia gave Charlie a smile before she stuffed another pancake in her mouth. Katie had just finished her fourth serving of breakfast. Charlie noticed that she looked very sporty with her hair tied up high, her runners on and was wearing the type of pants that you see people wear when they go to the gym. (you know the ones with the two stripes down the side.) Anyway Charlie had started stuffing her face with breakfast and had noticed that Leisha had seemed to have finished breakfast already, as her cutlery was placed neatly across her plate.
"She's not too happy with you" Alexia informed Charlie once she noticed Charlie's concerned looks.
"Your not still sore about me trying to hook you up with that guy on the plane are you?" she asked Leisha who was washing dishes in the sink.
"I'm not 'sore'. Just... not... happy..." Charlie looked at Leisha, who had a slight twitch in her eye.
There were two reasons why this would happen, one more probable then the other. Leisha's eye started twitching either when she became completely confused by something or someone, or she was on the verge of anger, which is never a good thing for the person she's angry with. Now as Leisha rarely is confused by anything, you didn't have to be einstine to figure out why Leisha's eye was twitching at that moment, thankfully for Charlie.
"Well, how was I meant to know that he only lived three blocks away from you" Charlie whined in her defense. Long story short, the plane trip hadn't been more enjoyable for Leisha then it had been for Charlie, who hated flying.
"If he comes knocking at my door Charlie, I'm gonna kill you" Leisha said while waving around one of the butter knives she was about to clean.
"I should have known that he wasn't your type, anyway it doesn't matter because I saw this other guy who's just two levels below us..."
"No, No, No, No, NO, NO!" Leisha rambled while cutting off Charlie, "What does it take to get it through your heads? I do not want you to either A. hook me up with someone, B. set me up in a situation where the only way to get rid of the guy is beat the crap out of him, or C. continuesly be on the look out for someone so you can initiate choice A. or B. Do I make my self perfectly clear here Charlie?" Leisha yelled at Charlie, who felt very disadvantaged. Leisha was standing over her with a knife clasped in her hand and all Charlie had for protection was a half eaten pancake and her blanket which was still around her. "and that goes for you two too!" she then threatened both Katie and Alexia with her butter knife. Although butter knives are not sharp, the girls knew in the hands of Leisha it was dangerous. After all this was the girl who could probably stab you to death with a pillow case.
"Oh come on Leisha," Alexia started, while trying to pry the knife out of Leisha's hand while Katie sheltered Charlie away from Leisha, "this is a new country, a new Continent, a new opportunity," she chanted on, "so what if Charlie tried to set you up with some guy on the plane trip and so what if you had to break his nose so he'll stop staring at your chest during the flight and so what if we had to make a emergency stop so they could give him medical attention." Leisha's anger started to build up again and her eye had its twitch. Alexia knew that her speech wasn't helping, "The point is that destiny is knocking at the door, you just have to answer".
Behind the girls there was a knock at the door. "Speaking of destiny," Alexia said as she got up and left the table. She later returned with a bottle of what looked like chocolate sauce in her hand. Everyone stared at her, who could blame them as she returned, questioning the chocolate topping.
"How else am I meant to eat pancakes I ask you?" everyone sighed. Leisha gathered her empty plate from the table and turned to the sink where she started washing it clean.
"Either way, all I'm asking you all to do is lay off the 'guy thing'. Is that to much to ask for? I'm quite happy being single because then I don't need to worry about other people's crap, pardon the language" she then added.
"Oh Leisha, you know we don't give a fuck if you let a few words slide" Alexia said while squirting her chocolate sauce across her pancake. She then cut a chunk out of it and jabbed it in her mouth. Leisha slightly shook her head.
"So, what shall we do today?" she asked them all as she tried to change the subject.
"Eat!" Alexia yelled with another chunk of pancake in her mouth. Leisha handed her a napkin to wipe off the chocolate sauce in the corner of her mouth.
"Sleep!" Charlie suggested as she hung desperately to her bedspread.
"Not for you three" Katie said as she pulled the bedspread off Charlie, "we are going out"
"Have you seen outside? It's fucking freezing!" Alexia swore. "And just look at this, there is no way that Charlie's gonna survive one step outside!" Alexia yelled, Charlie nodded her head as she huddled in ball on her chair, trying to conserve heat. "This is true" she chimed.
"You're just agreeing with her Charlie because you're to lazy to make up your own mind. And you're just arguing Alexia because it's what you do and you can't help it. So I'm gonna ignore you and don't think I can't see you trying to hide behind the Mini-Bar Leisha!" Leisha looked up from behind the fridge door. "Have you all become so pathetic that you don't want to get some fresh air?" Katie asked them all and their reaction was nodding. Katie sighed at them "Charlie what about that dog that you forced us to bring?"
"He's happy to run around outside"
"The living room is hardly considered outside"
"What is with everyone and yelling today?" Alexia asked out loud.
"Don't even get me started on you Alexia" Katie threatened
"Ok, shutting up."
Later that day, Leisha watched one of the smaller boys at the park as he struggled to reach the height of the swings. There was only two in the park at Surrey, which Katie had dragged them all to and now the rest of them were playing a 'healthy' game of soccer while she took a break. Leisha then noticed that someone else was also on the swings. It was a guy that was about her age, he wore clothes that were two sizes too big for him and had dark ruffled hair and green eyes. Not that Leisha was staring or anything.
But the guy seemed in a world of his own and didn't notice that the boy next to him was having problems reaching the swing. Leisha quickly scanned for the smaller boy's parents, hoping that they would help him but the tugging feeling in her stomach told her that no one else would help him. Slowly she got up from the seat and walked over to the smaller boy.
"Need help getting up?" she asked sweetly. The boy nodded innocently at her and raised his arms. She lifted him up and placed him on the seat. Leisha them noticed that the guy next to her was staring at her, she decided to leave.
"Can you push me?" the smaller boy asked her before she turned away. With a small smile she started to pulled back the swing and then released the boy. The boy started to laugh with happiness and Leisha caught the guy watching them again. She gave him a look that seemed to say 'what else could I do?'. He gave a small smile which she returned. Leisha then turned back to the soccer game in the park. Charlie's puppy-dog had taken off with the ball and the rest of the players were chasing after him.
"Charlie, get your dog back here!" Katie yelled at Charlie. Katie at times can become quite competitive.
"come here my little snuffley-poo, come back to mummy"
Then suddenly, boy on the swing immediately jumped off the swings and ran out of the park. Everyone seemed to be running away. The guy next to Leisha stood up off the swing and placed his right hand in his back pocket. Katie, Alexia, and Charlie gathered behind Leisha.
"What's wrong?" she asked them. Charlie then raised her finger and pointed at a group more guy's as they stridded across the park. They were all very big in both hight and width, and they all looked very very stupid. Leisha asked her self why this group of guys cause so much distress in one park. 'they're the local bullies' she though as she came to a quick conclusion. These thoughts were confirmed as she saw one of them shove a group of small girls into a nearby sand-box. One of them pulled out a box of cigarettes and start handing them out. Charlie started tugging at Leisha's sleeve. "can we go now?" she whispered harshly. Leisha nodded and as they started to turn away the gang started heading towards them. The guy who was at the swings gave Leisha a quick glance which made Leisha change her mind about leaving.
"Out of the way Potter"one of the guy's in the gang jeered at the guy at the swing.
"Yeah, why don't you get lost" another one told the guy called "Potter". Leisha guessed that it was his last name or something.
"You better bloody well scram, freak"
"Or what? You'll go crying to mummy and daddy. I'm sure they'll love to know what you were doing out here" Potter retaliated.
"Atleast I have parents, unlike you Potter" a fat lump of a boy quickly answered back. He seemed to be the leader of the gang as the rest of them seemed to flock behind him.
"What do you say Big D? can we teach him a lesson? Can we?" one of the smaller boy's in the group asked the leader 'Big D'. With a wicked smile Big D gave a nod and the rest of the gang started to circle Potter.
"Get away from him" Leisha found herself saying. She mentally slapped herself as soon as the group of thugs turned and faced her.
Big D's eyes traveled up and down her body and Leisha felt a familiar twitch start in her left eye.
"And who do we have here? Is she with you Potter?" he asked as he circled the girls. Leisha could feel a sudden urge to curse the guy but with all her might but suppressed it.
"Not that I know of" Potter replied slowly. He probably noticed that Leisha had clenched her fist in a tight ball.
"So what brings you to Surrey then?" Big D then continued in his cocky tone of voice as he eyed each girl in their turn. Charlie held onto Leisha's sleeve even tighter, Katie also huddled close for protection from the boys as did Alexia.
"What makes you think we'd tell you?" Alexia answered him harshly.
"oh, Not very nice are we? I'm guessing that you're not from around here, are you? Allow me to give you the introductions" Leisha then watched as one by one her friends were grabbed by one of the brutes.
"leave us alone!"
"yeah put me down!"
"they're messing up my hair"
Anger started to rise in Leisha. The magic flowed through her body and rested in her hands. It had taken the form of a small flame. The boy's didn't seem to notice, 'BIG MISTAKE!' Leisha thought to herself as she released every ounce of magic she could. Bright lights covered the abandoned park and surrounded the boys. Leisha noticed the guy behind her covered his eyes Leisha decided that he wouldn't curse him, after all we can't wipe out all of them.
As the light cleared Leisha was proud to see the whole gang lying on their backs unconscious. The girls slowly stood up. Then Leisha felt something poking in her back. Slowly she turned around and saw the guy she spared holding a wand directly at her.
"Who are you?" he asked her.
"I could ask you the same thing" she said simply. Leisha eyed the wand carefully.
"Answer the question" he demanded while holding the wand tighter. Charlie came to Leisha's side
"You better answer him" she told her.
"Maybe if you showed me the common kindness to lower you're wand" Leisha suggested. He did as he was asked.
"I know you're a witch, but what are you doing here? Did Dumbledore send you?"
"Dum-ble-who?" Alexia asked him.
"Never mind" he said quickly.
"I'm guessing you're the one they referred to as 'Potter'"
"Yeah, Harry Potter" he said while extending his hand.
"Hi, I'm Charlie, that's Katie and Alexia" Charlie said while taking Harry's hand. "and this is Leisha, now I'm sure we'd love to stay and chat but we got to go, come here Snuffles" she cried and her little black dog came plodding with the soccer ball that he had got away with clenched proudly in his mouth.
"What did you call him?" Harry asked them
"Snuffles," Charlie said while lifting him up "but it's not his real name, it's Snuffleupagus. Isn't he cute"
"Anyway see you around Harry!"
And with that the girl were out of there.
Mean while in a small place called Australia (well not that small) a telephone conversation was taking place.
"Come one, it'll be fun" this was the voice of Lloyd, Lloyd Malfoy to be precise. He was trying to get Robert (Leisha's stepbrother) to join him over in England and attend Hogwarts with him, but rob was being stubborn. "You will be on the train to Hogwarts before you know it"
"I still don't see a point to going half way around the world to get an education, it is so much easier to stay within the nation" Rob complained as he set down his bass guitar.
"And where to you surest you go" Lloyd tried to reason.
"I don't know, some where that doesn't evolve any form of overseas transport!"
"Oh come on, everything has been taken care of, you won't even have to think. I've planned it so that there won't be a hitch from now to the day we board the train"
"Where have I heard that before?" rob asked him. Lloyd knew that this was going no where. He needed something more convincing.
"There is not a thing you can say that will get me to be bothered to go anywhere near Hogwarts" rob continued.
" I'll that that bet" 'think, hummm aha I've got it' "Leisha will be going to Hogwarts is she not?"
"Yes" rob said off the top of his head "why do you ask?" he then questioned Lloyd.
"She will be there with Katie, Alexia and Charlie right, and we all know what they are like around guys"
They both gave a small laugh over the phone.
"What are you getting at Lloyd" Rob could only hope that this was going somewhere. But what he heard was not what he expected.
"Well you see, Leisha will probably spend most of her time around them and their 'nature' will eventually rub off on her, making her more reluctant too blokes. To cut a long story short she will find some guy, go out with him, fall in love and they'll be a couple together. Then once they leave Hogwarts they will get married, have lots of kids. And you will never see her again. Never ever, ever, ever" he said letting the last few words sink in. In the background what Lloyd heard was like music to his ears.
"Mum, I'm going to England!" Rob yelled down the stairs to his mother.
"Ok, just be careful, say hi to Leisha if you see her. Oh and don't forget to write!"
"I won't" he returned to the phone "so when do we leave?" he then asked Lloyd.
"How about now?" the voice did not come from the phone. As Robert turned her saw his best friend standing on his bed. Holding his mobile phone in one hand muttering "darn international calls"
"I hate it when you just appear out of no where"
"Its called apparating Rob, apparating" Lloyd said in a 'spell it out' kind of way.
"Whatever"
"Well, come on we leave in like," looks down at his watch "5 minuets"
"Someone's feeling a bit pushy today, what's up?" rob asked as he started chucking random things into his trunk. Clothes books, money, bass guitar, amp, anything like that. Lloyd looked at him then looked away, obviously not going to answer robs question. Rob noticed "wow, are you feeling ok"
"Yeah, it's just" he turned his head looking out the window, he was trying to find the best words to use "my cousin, he's like one of those muggle haters"
Rob stopped packing "where did you say we were staying"
"At his house" robs jaw dropped " he's not a bad guy, really. He just made some wrong decisions"
"Sounds like a bit dimwit if you ask me" Rob mumbled as he closed up his trunk up.
"Finished yet?"
"Yes" he answered "I cant believe I'm doing this. I'm going to kill Leisha once I find her"
"Okay, well could you at least kill her in a way that she could be brought back"
"Is that even possible?" rob asked as he thought about it.
"Don't now, we'll have to ask her, she'll probably know"
"Mum we're going now" it sounded as if there was a stampede bounding up the stairs to his room.
"What do you mean now!" Rob's mother then saw Lloyd standing in the room "oh" she walked over to her son and gave him a big hug "so you will keep in touch" she asked her son.
"Yes mum"
"And don't go doing anything stupid ok" she asked while not letting him go. ' Oh no she was starting to panic'
"I'll be fine" Rob soothed
"Ok….. But if you find.." she started,
"Mum! Stop it! You haven't acted like this since…. Ever"
"Ok sorry just be careful"
" I will" with one look back, the two boys apparated out of Australia.
So yea that was it, Thank you for getting this far, andI hope that you to can leave a review. Anyway, I do have to say that I wan't all that impresses with this chapter, andI thinkI woke up on the wrong side of the bed when I wrote the beginning (which explains the fighting). Oh well we all have those days.. anyway hope to hear from you soon and if i don't get to write up another chapter before the 20th, i'll write one when i get back in october the 21st.
Laters...
Leisha Robinson
